Word: diplomatic
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...arms, explosives and false documents. According to Le Monde, the terrorist group, based in northern Lebanon, was pressured to hold off on new actions at least until February, when Georges Abdallah is to go on trial for complicity in the murder of an American military attache and an Israeli diplomat. The French reportedly intimated to LARF leaders that the evidence in the case is weak, and Abdallah is likely to be acquitted. While French officials denied that there was any formal truce with the Abdallahs, they admitted that government-to-government negotiations had been undertaken with Syria and others...
Dwight H. Perkins, Burbank Professor of Political Economy, introduced Han as a Chinese diplomat who played "a central part in the normalization of relations between China...
...Arab diplomat who was formerly stationed in Iran said Hashemi had direct control over Islamic Jihad and other terror groups. The diplomat, like other Arab envoys interviewed by The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity...
...Arab diplomat said Hashemi had been angry at Syria for pressuring Iran to free hostages. However, the kidnapping of the Syrian envoy only increased the pressure because Iran was embarrassed by the exposure of its ties to the kidnappers...
...Chinese have been trying to normalize relations with Eastern Europe since 1977. Until now, Soviet leaders have blocked the way by insisting that Moscow's clients march in lockstep with improvements in Sino-Soviet relations. All that may be changing. Observed a Western diplomat in Peking last week: "This trip and Jaruzelski's constitute a major Soviet concession to the Chinese...